ABOUT WIND RIVER
The Software Foundation for Your Innovation
Wind River® is accelerating digital transformation of critical infrastructure by delivering the technology and expertise that enable the deployment of safe, secure, and reliable IoT systems.
The era of software-defined everything is pushing the pace of innovation and transforming market segments ranging from aerospace to industrial, defense to medical, and networking to automotive.
A global leader in delivering software for intelligent connected systems, Wind River offers a comprehensive, edge-to-cloud software portfolio designed to address the challenges and opportunities critical infrastructure companies face when evolving and modernizing their systems as they work to realize the full potential of IoT.
Wind River technology is found in more than 2 billion products and is backed by world-class professional services, award-winning customer support, and a broad partner ecosystem.
THE HISTORY OF WIND RIVER
"The building of the Connected World, with hundreds of billions of smart devices, has hardly begun. It's a spectacular opportunity, and Wind River will lead the way."
—Wind River founder Jerry Fiddler, during the early years of the company
1981
Jerry Fiddler, a former researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, starts Wind River in a Berkeley, California, garage.
1987
Wind River introduces VxWorks®, the first real-time operating system (RTOS) with the ability to communicate across computer networks. VxWorks goes on to become the de facto industry standard.
1997
VxWorks becomes the first and only RTOS on Mars.
2000
Wind River acquires its first open source technology company, Berkeley Software Designs, signaling a shift to a dual-OS business model.
2004
Wind River enters the embedded Linux market and announces plans for a Carrier Grade Linux platform targeting the communications infrastructure industry.
2006
Wind River acquires Interpeak, adding the embedded networking stack to its portfolio and enabling next-generation devices to connect securely to the Internet.
2009
Wind River is acquired by Intel®, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary and part of its Software and Services Group.
2009
Wind River becomes a founding member of the GENIVI® Alliance, whose charter is to shape the future of open source in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems and the connected car.
2010
Wind River adds the Simics simulation system to its product portfolio through the acquisition of Virtutech.
2011
Wind River introduces the Smart Gateway Platform, which enables a new class of IP services.
2011
Wind River and Magneti Marelli create the first GENIVI-compliant IVI solution for the automotive industry.
2012
Wind River introduces Wind River Intelligent Device Platform, a software development environment for the Internet of Things.
2013
Wind River advances open source innovation for the automotive industry with iOS connectivity for Linux IVI systems.
2013
Wind River delivers real-time virtualization software to support Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and cloud initiatives.
2013
Wind River expands the capabilities of Intelligent Device Platform with new security, connectivity, and management features.
2013
Wind River expands the capabilities of its carrier grade software for supporting NFV.
2014
Wind River unveils the industry’s first commercial carrier grade platform for supporting NFV.
2014
Intel introduces a comprehensive family of IoT platforms that include Wind River software.
2014
Wind River adds a security boost for the Internet of Things to its market-leading Linux platform.
2014
Wind River integrates virtualization technology into VxWorks, its next-generation RTOS for the Internet of Things.
2014
Wind River introduces Wind River Edge Management System (now Wind River Helix Device Cloud), a software platform for connecting devices to the cloud.
2015
Wind River Helix, the company’s portfolio of products and services for enabling the IoT, expands offerings with new secure cloud connectivity capabilities.
2016
Wind River unveils automotive product offering, Wind River Helix Chassis, which includes Wind River Helix Cockpit and Wind River Helix Drive
2016
Wind River creates IoT Design Center professional services practice
2016
VxWorks 653 reaches a new milestone and is used in more than 400 projects by over 200 customers in over 80 aircrafts
2017
Wind River teams with Ohio State University, and Central Ohio Region to develop and test smart connected and autonomous technologies
2019
Wind River Recognized with Frost & Sullivan Technology Leadership Award for VxWorks Avionics Software Platform
2019
Wind River Joins O-RAN Alliance to Support Growth of Open Source Innovation for 5G Networks
2019
Wind River Helix Virtualization Platform Conformant to Latest FACE™ Technical Standard
2020
Wind River extends embedded security and Linux leadership with acquisition of Star Lab
2020
Wind River becomes first and only to achieve The Open Group FACE™ Conformance for Linux
2020
Wind River earns certification under prestigious Service Capability & Performance Standards
2020
Wind River wins Bronze American Business Award (Stevie) for best new Cloud Infrastructure product
2020
Wind River wins 2020 IoT Edge Computing Excellence Award
2020
Wind River wins 2020 IoT Security Excellence Award
2020
Wind River wins 2020 Cloud Computing Excellence Award
2020
Wind River wins 2020 IoT Evolution 5G Leadership Award
2020
Wind River honored with 2020 Military & Aerospace Technology Innovators Platinum Award
2020
Verizon completes first successful end-to-end fully virtualized 5G data session in the world If you need to link
